JP2014126968A - Display input device and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display input device capable of suppressing objects on a screen from being unintentionally disappeared by incorrect operation, so as to improve convenience of a user.SOLUTION: When slide operation is performed of dividing a part of a display area of an electronic tag DP into a plurality division areas D to form an operation determination area 10, and touching all of the plurality of division areas D one by one, and the operation time of the slide operation in the operation determination area 10 exceeds a threshold time, a touch panel unit receives the slide operation in the operation determination area 10 as display stop operation; and when the touch panel unit receives the display stop operation, a liquid crystal display unit stops display of the electronic tag DP.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display input device and an image forming apparatus.

  The image forming apparatus has a plurality of setting items whose setting values can be changed during job execution. For this reason, the image forming apparatus accepts a selection of a setting item for changing a setting value from among a plurality of setting items, or a display input for receiving an input of a setting value of the selected setting item from the user. It is common to have a device.

  The display input device of the image forming apparatus may be provided with a display unit with a touch panel for displaying soft keys in addition to hard keys and the like. In such a display input device, a soft key for accepting various settings is displayed on the display unit, and the soft key touched via the touch panel is detected based on the output of the touch panel.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a display input device having a display unit with a touch panel. In the display input device of Patent Literature 1, not only setting items and setting values are displayed, but also a message created by the user can be registered and an object (electronic sticky note) on which the message is arranged can be displayed on the screen. It is like that.

JP 2006-139186 A

  In a display input device capable of displaying an electronic sticky note, when displaying the electronic sticky note, a sticky note erasure key (soft key) for accepting the stop of the display of the electronic sticky note may be arranged in the display region of the electronic sticky note. As a result, when the electronic sticky note being displayed is no longer needed, the user simply taps the sticky note deletion key placed in the display area of the electronic sticky note (by tapping with a finger) to display the unnecessary electronic sticky note on the screen. Can be erased from above.

  Here, the display unit with the touch panel of the display input device is normally exposed from the housing of the device. For this reason, the user may accidentally touch the touch panel. In this case, if there is a sticky note erasure key at a location touched by mistake, this means that the sticky note erasure key has been tapped, and an electronic sticky note that does not need to be erased unintentionally disappears from the screen. Therefore, there arises an inconvenience that the operation for displaying the electronic sticky note must be performed again. Alternatively, the electronic sticky note may be left untouched on the screen, and the user may not be notified of the message content of the electronic sticky note. This is inconvenient for the user.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and is a display input capable of improving user convenience by suppressing an object on the screen from being unintentionally disappearing due to an erroneous operation. An object is to provide an apparatus and an image forming apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, a display input device according to the present invention includes a display unit that displays an object, and a display stop that is a touch operation for stopping the display of the object on the display unit. And a touch panel unit that receives an operation. Then, the touch panel unit moves all the divided areas into one by moving the touch position while touching the touch panel part in the operation determination area obtained by dividing a part or all of the display area of the object into the divided areas. When the slide operation that touches each time is performed and the operation time from the start to the end of the slide operation in the operation determination region exceeds a predetermined threshold time, the slide operation in the operation determination region is stopped. On the other hand, if all of the plurality of divided areas are not touched or if the operation time does not exceed the threshold time, the operation in the operation determination area is not accepted as the display stop operation, and the display unit When the touch panel unit receives a display stop operation, the display of the object for which the display stop operation has been performed is stopped.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, when an object displayed on the display unit is erased from the screen by a touch operation on the touch panel unit, all of the plurality of divided regions of the operation determination region (a part or all of the object display region) are set to 1. You must perform slide operations that touch each other. Furthermore, the operation time from the start to the end of the slide operation in the operation determination area must exceed a predetermined threshold time (for example, 1 second). Therefore, even if a tap operation or a flick operation is performed on the display area of the object, the object does not disappear from the screen. For this reason, the object disappears from the screen by touching the touch panel part accidentally (thus tapping the display area of the object) even though the object is not intended to be erased from the screen. The inconvenience is difficult to occur. Thereby, it can suppress that the object on a screen lose | disappears unintentionally by mistaken operation, and a user's convenience improves.

  Further, since the slide operation as the display stop operation is an operation that virtually removes the object (an operation that turns the object), the display stop operation is intuitive and easy to understand from the user.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent an object on the screen from disappearing unintentionally due to an erroneous operation, and the convenience for the user is improved.

1 is a schematic view of an image forming apparatus including a display input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed view of the display input device of the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which showed an example of the screen (screen on which the electronic tag as an object was arranged) displayed on the display input device of the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which showed an example of the screen for creating the object (electronic sticky note) shown in FIG. The figure for demonstrating the operation determination area | region (several division area) allocated in the display area of the object (electronic tag) shown in FIG. The figure for demonstrating the display stop operation for stopping the display of the object (electronic tag) shown in FIG. The figure for demonstrating the operation determination area | region (several division area) allocated in the display area of the object (electronic tag) shown in FIG. The figure for demonstrating the operation determination area | region (several division area) allocated in the display area of the object (electronic tag) shown in FIG. The figure for demonstrating the operation determination area | region (several division area) allocated in the display area of the object (electronic tag) shown in FIG. The figure for demonstrating the operation determination area | region (several division area) allocated in the display area of the object (electronic tag) shown in FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement when the display of an object (electronic tag) is stopped in the display input device of the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement when the display of an object (electronic tag) is stopped in the display input device of the image forming apparatus shown in FIG.

  The following is an example of an image forming apparatus (multifunction machine) capable of executing a plurality of types of jobs such as a copy job and a transmission (scanning) job for an image forming apparatus including a display input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. explain.

(Overall configuration of image forming apparatus)
As shown in FIG. 1, an image forming apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes an operation panel 101, a document conveying unit 102A, an image reading unit 102B, a sheet feeding unit 103, a sheet conveying unit 104, an image forming unit 105, a fixing unit 106, and the like. A post-processing unit 107 is provided. The operation panel 101 corresponds to the “display input device” of the present invention.

  The operation panel 101 is disposed on the front side of the apparatus, for example. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation panel 101 includes a liquid crystal display unit 12 in which a touch panel unit 11 is provided on a display surface. The liquid crystal display unit 12 displays a screen on which setting items whose setting values can be changed during job execution, soft keys for changing the setting values of the setting items, a message indicating the device status, and the like are arranged. The touch panel unit 11 covering the display surface of the liquid crystal display unit 12 is provided to detect a soft key touched via the touch panel unit 11. The operation panel 101 is also provided with hard keys such as a numeric keypad 13 for accepting numerical inputs and a start key 14 for accepting job execution instructions.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the document conveying unit 102A is attached so as to be openable and closable around a rotating shaft (not shown) provided on the back side of the image reading unit 102B. The document conveying section 102A pulls out the document D set on the document setting tray 21, sends it to above the conveyance reading contact glass 20a, and discharges it to the document discharge tray 22. The document transport unit 102A also has a function of pressing the document D placed on the placement reading contact glass 20b.

  The image reading unit 102B scans the document D and generates image data of the document D. Although not shown, the image reading unit 102B is provided with optical system members such as an exposure lamp, a mirror, a lens, and an image sensor. Then, the image reading unit 102B irradiates the document D passing through the conveyance reading contact glass 20a or the document D placed on the placement reading contact glass 20b, and receives the reflected light from the document D. Image data of the document D is generated by A / D converting the output value of the image sensor.

  The paper feed unit 103 includes a cassette 31 that stores paper P, and supplies the paper P in the cassette 31 to the transport path 40. The paper feed unit 103 is provided with a pickup roller 32 that pulls out the paper P in the cassette 31. Further, the paper feed unit 103 is provided with a pair of paper feed rollers 33 that supplies the paper P to the transport path 40 while suppressing the double feed of the paper P drawn from the cassette 31.

  The paper transport unit 104 transports the paper P supplied to the transport path 40 along the transport path 40 and guides it to the post-processing unit 107 via the image forming unit 105 and the fixing unit 106. The paper transport unit 104 includes a plurality of transport roller pairs 41 that are rotatably installed in the transport path 40. One set of the plurality of transport roller pairs 41 is a registration roller pair 42, and the paper P is made to wait in front of the image forming unit 105, and sent to the image forming unit 105 at the same timing.

  The image forming unit 105 forms a toner image based on the image data, and transfers the toner image onto the paper P. The image forming unit 105 includes a photosensitive drum 51, a charging device 52, an exposure device 53, a developing device 54, a transfer roller 55, and a cleaning device 56.

  At the time of image formation, the photosensitive drum 51 is rotationally driven, and the charging device 52 charges the surface of the photosensitive drum 51 to a predetermined potential. The exposure device 53 includes a light emitting element (not shown) that outputs an exposure light beam L, and scans and exposes the surface of the photosensitive drum 51 while turning off the light emitting element. As a result, an electrostatic latent image is formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 51. The developing device 54 develops toner by supplying toner to the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 51.

  The transfer roller 55 can rotate while being pressed against the surface of the photosensitive drum 51. Then, the registration roller pair 42 measures the timing and causes the paper P to enter between the transfer roller 55 and the photosensitive drum 51. As a result, the toner image on the surface of the photosensitive drum 51 is transferred to the paper P. Thereafter, the cleaning device 56 removes the toner remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum 51.

  The fixing unit 106 heats and presses the toner image transferred onto the paper P to fix it. The fixing unit 106 includes a fixing roller 61 having a built-in heat source and a pressure roller 62 that is pressed against the fixing roller 61. The paper P on which the toner image is transferred is heated and pressed by passing between the fixing roller 61 and the pressure roller 62. As a result, the toner image is fixed on the paper P and printing is completed.

  The post-processing unit 107 receives the printed paper P from the fixing unit 106 and performs post-processing such as sorting, stapling, and punching. Then, the post-processing unit 107 performs post-processing on the printed paper P and then discharges the paper P to the discharge tray 71.

(Hardware configuration of image forming apparatus)
As shown in FIG. 3, the image forming apparatus 100 includes a main control unit 110. The main control unit 110 includes a CPU 111, an image processing unit 112, and a storage unit 113. The image processing unit 112 includes an ASIC dedicated to image processing, a memory, and the like, and performs various types of image processing (enlargement / reduction, density conversion, data format conversion, etc.) on the image data. The storage unit 113 includes a ROM, a RAM, and the like. For example, programs and data necessary for job execution are stored in the ROM, and the programs and data are expanded in the RAM.

  The main control unit 110 is connected to a document conveying unit 102A, an image reading unit 102B, a paper feeding unit 103, a paper conveying unit 104, an image forming unit 105, a fixing unit 106, and a post-processing unit 107. The main control unit 110 performs overall control, image processing control, drive control of various motors, and the like based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit 113.

  The main control unit 110 is connected to the display control unit 15 provided on the operation panel 101. The display control unit 15 receives an instruction from the main control unit 110 and controls the display operation of the operation panel 101. For example, when a soft key displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 12 is touched, the display control unit 15 detects the touch position (coordinates) based on the output of the touch panel unit 11. That is, the display control unit 15 detects the touched soft key. A storage unit 16 is connected to the display control unit 15. For example, data indicating the correspondence between the output of the touch panel unit 11 and the touch position (coordinates) is stored in the storage unit 16.

  The communication unit 120 is connected to the main control unit 110. The communication unit 120 is connected to an external computer 200 (such as a user terminal or a server) via a network, for example. Thus, printing can be performed based on the image data transmitted from the computer 200, and the image data obtained by scanning can be transmitted to the computer 200. Further, a modem or the like may be built in the communication unit 120. In this case, fax communication with the external fax machine 300 can be performed via a network such as a telephone line.

(Display of electronic sticky notes)
The operation panel 101 displays an object such as an electronic sticky note DP created by the user as shown in FIG. In order to accept such an instruction for creating the electronic sticky note DP, the display control unit 15 instructs the liquid crystal display unit 12 to display the creation key MK on various screens.

  When the creation key MK is touched, the display control unit 15 displays the keyboard screen KB with the software keyboard on the liquid crystal display unit 12 as shown in FIG. Let it be done. Then, the display control unit 15 causes the liquid crystal display unit 12 to display the electronic sticky note DP on which the input message is arranged. That is, the liquid crystal display unit 12 corresponds to the “display unit” of the present invention.

  For example, when the electronic sticky note DP is created by the user, the electronic sticky note DP is registered (data for displaying the electronic sticky note DP is stored in the storage unit 16). The registered electronic sticky note DP is displayed by performing an operation for displaying the electronic sticky note DP. Alternatively, the registered electronic sticky note DP is automatically displayed when the main power is turned on or when returning from the power saving mode.

  The operation panel 101 receives an operation for deleting data for displaying the registered electronic sticky note DP from the storage unit 16. When such an operation is performed, since there is no data for displaying the electronic sticky note DP, the electronic sticky note DP is not displayed.

(Stop display of electronic sticky note)
The touch panel unit 11 receives a slide operation (an operation for moving the touch position while touching the touch panel unit 11) for stopping the display of the electronic tag DP on the liquid crystal display unit 12 in the display area of the electronic tag DP. Hereinafter, the slide operation for stopping the display of the electronic sticky note DP on the liquid crystal display unit 12 is referred to as a display stop operation. Then, when the touch panel unit 11 accepts the display stop operation, the liquid crystal display unit 12 displays the electronic sticky note DP (the electronic sticky note DP including the area touched at the time of the display stop operation as a display region) on which the display stop operation has been performed. Stop. That is, the electronic sticky note DP for which the display stop operation has been performed disappears from the screen.

  By the way, the display stop operation is an operation for temporarily erasing the electronic sticky note DP from the screen (temporarily stopping the display of the electronic sticky note DP). Therefore, the electronic sticky note DP for which the display stop operation has been performed (the electronic sticky note DP disappeared from the screen) is displayed again by performing an operation for displaying the electronic sticky note DP. Alternatively, when the main power is turned on or when returning from the power saving mode, the electronic sticky note DP for which the display stop operation has been performed is displayed again. Note that when the display stop operation is performed, the data itself for displaying the electronic sticky note DP for which the display stop operation has been performed may be deleted from the storage unit 16. In this case, the electronic sticky note DP for which the display stop operation has been performed cannot be displayed again.

  The display control unit 15 determines whether or not a display stop operation has been performed in the display area of the electronic sticky note DP. In this case, the display control unit 15 corresponds to the “determination unit” of the present invention. Specifically, the display control unit 15 determines a part of the display area of the electronic sticky note DP as the operation determination area 10 as shown in FIG. Then, when a slide operation is performed in the operation determination area 10, the display control unit 15 determines whether or not the slide operation is a display stop operation. That is, even if a slide operation is performed in the display area of the electronic sticky note DP, the display control unit 15 performs a display stop operation if the slide operation is performed in an area other than the operation determination area 10. The display of the electronic sticky note DP is not stopped because it is not determined that the display stop operation has been performed.

  For example, which part of the display area of the electronic sticky note DP is to be set as the operation determination area 10 is determined in advance, and is stored in the storage unit 16 as area setting information. Then, the display control unit 15 determines a predetermined portion of the display area of the electronic sticky note DB as the operation determination area 10. For example, when viewed from the user, the display control unit 15 defines a triangular portion having the lower right corner of the display region of the electronic sticky note DP as one vertex portion as the operation determination region 10.

  In addition, the display control unit 15 divides the operation determination region 10 into a plurality of divided regions D (for example, three divided regions D1 to D3). For example, when viewed from the user, the display control unit 15 arranges a plurality of divided regions D to be arranged from the lower right corner of the display region of the electronic sticky note DP toward the upper left direction (including the left direction and the upper direction) ( For example, the operation determination area 10 is divided so that the divided areas D1, D2, and D3 are arranged in this order. Note that the number of divisions of the operation determination area 10 is not particularly limited, and the number of divisions may be two or four or more.

  Furthermore, the display control unit 15 determines one of the plurality of divided regions D as an operation start region to be touched first when a display stop operation is performed. In addition, the display control unit 15 ranks the plurality of divided areas D so that the lower the distance from the divided area D as the operation start area of the plurality of divided areas D, the lower the distance. For example, the display control unit 15 sets the divided area D1 as the operation start area and sets the rank of the divided area D1 to the highest. That is, since the rank of the divided area D1 is first, the rank of the divided area D2 is second and the rank of the divided area D3 is third.

  When determining whether or not a display stop operation has been performed, the display control unit 15 performs a slide operation on the touch panel unit 11 that touches all of the plurality of divided regions D one by one in the operation determination region 10. Whether or not the slide operation performed in the operation determination area 10 is touched on each of the plurality of divided areas D one by one in accordance with the ranking given to the plurality of divided areas D. It is detected based on the output of the touch panel unit 11 whether or not the operation has been performed. At this time, the display control unit 15 measures each touch time with respect to the plurality of divided regions D and stores it in the storage unit 16. Then, the display control unit 15 performs a slide operation on the touch panel unit 11 by touching all of the plurality of divided regions D in the operation determination region 10 one by one according to the ranks assigned to the plurality of divided regions D. When the operation time from the start to the end of the slide operation in the operation determination region 10 (the total of the touch times for the plurality of divided regions D) exceeds a predetermined threshold time (for example, 1 second), It is determined that the slide operation in the determination area 10 is a display stop operation. In other words, the touch panel unit 11 performs a slide operation in which all of the plurality of divided areas D are touched one by one in the order given to the plurality of divided areas D in the operation determination area 10, and the operation determination area 10 When the operation time of the slide operation at 10 exceeds the threshold time, the slide operation at the operation determination area 10 is accepted as a display stop operation.

  On the other hand, the display control unit 15 releases the touch without touching the divided area D3 after touching in the order of the divided area D1 → the divided area D2 when all of the divided areas D are not touched. If the operation time of the slide operation in the operation determination area 10 does not exceed the threshold time, it is determined that the display stop operation has not been performed. That is, the touch panel unit 11 does not accept an operation in the operation determination area 10 as a display stop operation.

  Furthermore, the display control unit 15 is an operation of touching all of the plurality of divided regions D one by one without the slide operation performed in the operation determination region 10 being in accordance with the ranking given to the plurality of divided regions D. In such a case (for example, when the touch is performed in the order of the divided area D3 → the divided area D2 → the divided area D1), it is determined that the display stop operation is not performed. That is, the touch panel unit 11 accepts a slide operation in the operation determination region 10 as a display stop operation even if a slide operation in which all of the plurality of divided regions D are touched one by one in the operation determination region 10 is performed. Absent.

  When the display control unit 15 determines that the slide operation in the operation determination region 10 is a display stop operation (when the touch panel unit 11 receives a slide operation in the operation determination region 10 as a display stop operation), the display control unit 15 The display of the electronic sticky note DP instructed to stop the display is stopped. That is, when the touch panel unit 11 receives a display stop operation, the liquid crystal display unit 12 stops displaying the electronic sticky note DP on which the display stop operation has been performed.

  Therefore, when the electronic sticky note DP is erased from the screen, as shown in FIG. 7, the divided area D1 is touched first, and the touch position is set to the divided areas D1, D2, and D3 without releasing the touch. After the movement in order, a slide operation of releasing the touch on the divided area D3 must be performed in the operation determination area 10. Furthermore, the operation time of the slide operation in the operation determination area 10 must exceed the threshold time.

  In the display area of the electronic sticky note DP, a triangular portion having the lower right corner as one apex as viewed from the user is not used as the operation determination area 10, but as shown in FIG. Of the display area of the sticky note DP, a triangle-shaped part having a corner other than the lower right as viewed from the user (the lower left corner in FIG. 8) as one apex may be used as the operation determination area 10. Alternatively, although not shown, the central portion of the display area of the electronic sticky note DP may be used as the operation determination area 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the entire display area of the electronic sticky note DP may be set as the operation determination area 10. That is, any part of the display area of the electronic sticky note DP may be used as the operation determination area 10.

  As for the division of the operation determination area 10, as shown in FIG. 10, the operation determination area 10 may be divided so that a plurality of divided areas D are arranged in the left-right direction as viewed from the user. As described above, the operation determination region 10 may be divided so that a plurality of divided regions D are arranged in the vertical direction as viewed from the user.

(Operation to stop displaying electronic sticky notes)
The operation for stopping the display of the electronic sticky note DP will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 12 and 13.

  It is assumed that the liquid crystal display unit 12 displays the electronic sticky note DP at the start of the flowchart of FIG. Then, when the touch panel unit 11 receives an operation of touching the display area of the electronic sticky note DP, the flowchart of FIG. 12 starts.

  In step S <b> 1, the display control unit 15 touches the operation start region that is the highest-order divided region D among the plurality of divided regions D of the operation determination region 10, that is, the divided region D <b> 1 based on the output of the touch panel unit 11. It is judged whether it was done. As a result, if the highest-order divided area D is not touched, the process proceeds to step S2 and the display control unit 15 continues to display the electronic sticky note DP.

  If it is determined in step S1 that the highest-order divided area D (division area D1) is touched, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, the display control unit 15 determines whether or not the touch position has moved to the divided region D that is one step lower based on the output of the touch panel unit 11. For example, when the process proceeds to step S3 because the divided area D1 is touched, it is determined whether or not the touch position has moved to the divided area D2 because the divided area D that is one step lower is the divided area D2. To do. As a result, if the touch position has not moved, the process proceeds to step S4.

  If transfering it to step S4, the display control part 15 will judge whether the touch with respect to the operation determination area | region 10 was cancelled | released based on the output of the touch panel part 11. FIG. As a result, if the touch is released, the process proceeds to step S2, and the display control unit 15 continues the display of the electronic sticky note DP. On the other hand, if the touch is not released in step S4, the process proceeds to step S3, and the display control unit 15 repeats the determination of whether or not the touch position has moved to the divided region D that is one level lower.

  If it is determined in step S3 that the touch position has moved to the divided region D that is one step lower, the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, the display control unit 15 causes the storage unit 16 to store the touch time for the divided area D that was touched immediately before the touch position moved to the currently touched divided area D. For example, if the touch position is moved from the divided area D1 to the divided area D2 and the process proceeds to step S5, the touch time for the divided area D1 is stored in the storage unit 16.

  Subsequently, in step S6, the display control unit 15 determines whether or not the rank of the divided area D currently touched is the lowest. In other words, the display control unit 15 determines whether or not a divided area D that is not touched remains among the plurality of divided areas D. As a result, if the rank of the currently touched divided area D is the lowest, the process proceeds to step S7. If the rank of the currently touched divided area D is not the lowest, the process proceeds to step S3. For example, when the currently touched divided area D is the divided area D2, since the divided area D2 is not the lowest divided area D, the process proceeds to step S3.

  When the currently touched divided area D is the divided area D2, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, the display control unit 15 determines whether or not the touch position has moved from the divided area D2 to the divided area D3. When the display control unit 15 determines that the touch position has moved to the divided area D3, the process proceeds to step S5. If transfering it to step S5, the display control part 15 will memorize | store the touch time with respect to the division area D2 in the memory | storage part 16. FIG. Then, the process proceeds to step S6. At this stage, the currently touched divided area D is the lowest-order divided area D3. For this reason, the process proceeds from step S6 to step S7.

  When the currently touched divided area D is the divided area D3 and the process proceeds to step S7, the display control unit 15 touches the operation determination area 10 (divided area D3) based on the output of the touch panel unit 11. It is determined whether or not is released. As a result, if the touch is released, the process proceeds to step S8. If the touch is not released, the determination in step S7 is repeated.

  If transfering it to step S8, the display control part 15 will memorize | store the touch time with respect to the division area D touched immediately before a touch is cancelled | released in the memory | storage part 16. FIG. Here, since the divided area D touched immediately before the touch is released is the divided area D3, the touch time for the divided area D3 is stored in the storage unit 16.

  In step S9, the display control unit 15 sets a predetermined threshold time (for example, the total of the touch times for the plurality of divided regions D) from the start to the end of the slide operation in the operation determination region 10 (for example, 1 second) is determined. As a result, if the operation time exceeds the threshold time, the process proceeds to step S10. On the other hand, if the operation time does not exceed the threshold time, the process proceeds to step S2, and the display control unit 15 continues to display the electronic sticky note DP.

  In step S10, the display control unit 15 determines that a display stop operation has been performed in the operation determination area 10. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S11, and the display control unit 15 instructs the liquid crystal display unit 12 to stop displaying the electronic sticky note DP on which the display stop operation has been performed.

  As described above, the operation panel 101 (display input device) of the present embodiment is provided for the liquid crystal display unit 12 (display unit) that displays the electronic sticky note DP (object) and the liquid crystal display unit 12, and displays the liquid crystal display. A touch panel unit 11 that receives a display stop operation that is a touch operation for stopping display of the electronic sticky note DP on the unit 12. The touch panel unit 11 moves the touch position while touching the touch panel unit 11 in the operation determination region 10 in which a part of the display region of the electronic sticky note DP is divided into the plurality of divided regions D, thereby moving the plurality of divided regions D. When a slide operation that touches all of the above is performed and the operation time from the start to the end of the slide operation in the operation determination region 10 exceeds a predetermined threshold time (for example, 1 second) Accepts a slide operation in the operation determination area 10 as a display stop operation, while if all of the plurality of divided areas D are not touched or if the operation time does not exceed the threshold time, the operation determination area 10 is not accepted as the display stop operation, and the liquid crystal display unit 12 performs the display stop operation when the touch panel unit 11 accepts the display stop operation. It has been to stop the display of the electronic sticky note DP.

  According to the configuration of the present embodiment, when the electronic sticky note DP displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 12 is erased from the screen by a touch operation on the touch panel unit 11, a plurality of operation determination areas (a part of the display area of the electronic sticky note DP) are displayed. A slide operation in which all of the divided areas D are touched one by one must be performed. Furthermore, the operation time from the start to the end of the slide operation in the operation determination area 10 must exceed a predetermined threshold time. Therefore, even if a tap operation or a flick operation is performed on the display area of the electronic sticky note DP, the electronic sticky note DP does not disappear from the screen. For this reason, although the electronic sticky note DP is not intended to be erased from the screen, the touch panel unit 11 is accidentally touched (resulting in tapping the display area of the electronic sticky note DP). It is difficult for the inconvenience that the sticky note DP disappears from the screen. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the electronic sticky note DP on the screen from disappearing unintentionally due to an erroneous operation, and the convenience for the user is improved.

  Furthermore, since the slide operation as the display stop operation is an operation that virtually peels off the electronic sticky note DP (an operation to turn), the display stop operation is intuitive and easy to understand from the user.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, one of the plurality of divided areas D is defined as the operation start area to be touched first when the display stop operation is performed, and the operation of the plurality of divided areas D is performed. The plurality of divided areas D are ranked so as to become lower as the distance from the divided area as the start area increases. Then, the slide operation performed in the operation determination area 10 is an operation of touching the plurality of divided areas D one by one according to the order given to the plurality of divided areas D, and the slide in the operation determination area 10 When the operation time exceeds the threshold time, the touch panel unit 11 accepts a slide operation in the operation determination area 10 as a display stop operation, and the liquid crystal display unit 12 displays the electronic sticky note DP on which the display stop operation has been performed. In the case where the slide operation performed in the operation determination area 10 is an operation of touching the plurality of divided areas D one by one without following the ranks assigned to the plurality of divided areas D. The touch panel unit 11 does not accept a slide operation in the operation determination area 10 as a display stop operation. That is, in order to erase the electronic sticky note DP displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 12 from the screen by a touch operation on the touch panel unit 11, a plurality of divided regions D are arranged one by one according to the ranking given to the plurality of divided regions D. You have to perform a slide operation that touches each one. Thereby, when the touch panel unit 11 is accidentally touched, the inconvenience that the electronic sticky note DP disappears unintentionally from the screen is less likely to occur.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, a part of the display area of the electronic sticky note DP is defined as the operation determination area 10, and the operation determination area 10 is divided into a plurality of divided areas D and output to the touch panel unit 11. On the basis of the operation determination area 10, it is determined whether or not a slide operation (an operation of touching the plurality of divided areas D one by one by moving the touch position without releasing the touch on the touch panel unit 11), If it is determined that the slide operation has been performed in the operation determination area 10, if the operation time of the slide operation in the operation determination area 10 exceeds the threshold time, the slide operation in the operation determination area 10 is a display stop operation. Display control unit 15 (determination unit). Thereby, it can be easily determined whether or not a display stop operation has been performed in the display area (operation determination area 10) of the electronic sticky note DP.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the operation determination area 10 is divided into three divided areas D1 to D3. That is, in order to erase the electronic sticky note DP displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 12 from the screen by a touch operation on the touch panel unit 11, a slide operation for touching the three divided regions D1 to D3 one by one is not performed. Don't be. Thereby, when the touch panel unit 11 is accidentally touched, the inconvenience that the electronic sticky note DP disappears unintentionally from the screen is less likely to occur.

  It should be thought that embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration and restrictive at no points. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the description of the above-described embodiment but by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes meanings equivalent to the scope of claims for patent and all modifications within the scope.

10 Operation determination area 11 Touch panel part 12 Liquid crystal display part (display part)
15 Display control unit (determination unit)
100 Image forming apparatus 101 Operation panel (display input device)
DP electronic sticky note (object)
D, D1, D2, D3 Divided area

Claims (5)

A display for displaying objects;
A touch panel unit that is provided for the display unit and receives a display stop operation that is a touch operation for stopping the display of the object on the display unit,
In the operation determination area obtained by dividing a part or all of the display area of the object into a plurality of divided areas, the touch panel unit moves all of the plurality of divided areas by moving the touch position while touching the touch panel unit. When a slide operation that touches one by one is performed and the operation time from the start to the end of the slide operation in the operation determination area exceeds a predetermined threshold time, the operation determination area While accepting the slide operation as the display stop operation, if all of the plurality of divided areas are not touched, or if the operation time does not exceed the threshold time, the operation in the operation determination area Is not accepted as the display stop operation,
When the touch panel unit receives the display stop operation, the display unit stops displaying the object on which the display stop operation has been performed. One of the plurality of divided areas is defined as an operation start area to be touched first at the time of the display stop operation, and the lower the distance from the divided area as the operation start area of the plurality of divided areas is, In order for the plurality of divided areas to be ranked,
The slide operation performed in the operation determination area is an operation in which the plurality of divided areas are touched one by one in the order given to the plurality of divided areas, and the operation time is set to the threshold time. If exceeded, the touch panel unit accepts the slide operation in the operation determination area as the display stop operation, and the display unit stops displaying the object on which the display stop operation has been performed,
When the slide operation performed in the operation determination area is an operation of touching the plurality of divided areas one by one without following the order assigned to the plurality of divided areas, the touch panel unit The display input device according to claim 1, wherein the slide operation in the operation determination area is not accepted as the display stop operation.   A part or all of the display area of the object is defined as the operation determination area, the operation determination area is divided into the plurality of divided areas, and the slide operation is performed in the operation determination area based on the output of the touch panel unit. If the operation time exceeds the threshold time when it is determined that the slide operation has been performed in the operation determination area, the slide operation in the operation determination area is The display input device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit that determines that the operation is a stop operation.   The display input device according to claim 1, wherein the operation determination area is divided into three or more divided areas.   An image forming apparatus comprising the display input device according to claim 1.

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